Selfishly, I would love to see it take place in SE Asia because I’ve spent a lot of time there and find it super fascinating. But it would also just be great to see more SE asian actors on a big show like this. 

Southeast Asia? Mexico? The Caribbean? It will nonetheless still be shot in Hawaii? Ha!

Maybe even a place where they openly try to have people break away from money and status by giving everyone the same outfits to wear, etc. yet of course it’s all still there anyway?

If this happens, I think we can all agree that Glenn Howerton NEEDS
to join the cast.

Stealing this joke from someone on Twitter (apologies), but Season 2 should be the same characters aboard Disney’s Galactic Starcruiser.

If HBO is involved I’m sure they won’t settle for anything less than a resort that’s $1K+ per night with very rich if not billionaire-class guests. But I definitely picture something that’s woo-woo as all get out, particularly given White’s previous work on Enlightened. Maybe even a place where they openly try to have…

It sort of depends on what White sees as the core concept of the show (beyond it being set in a fancy hotel).  It’s even possible that he’ll completely switch things up and look at different themes apart from class, etc., if he really doesn’t want the series to just be repeating the same ideas in different locations.

I assumed this was a one-off show. I didn’t think the show was all that great. Regardless, I agree that revisiting these same themes in a new location might not be worth much. What would be the point?

That’s why I think that sort of thing could be interesting.  It’s fine for middle-class people to watch The White Lotus and scoff at how absurd the rich people are.  But the plain truth is that people who vacation at the all-inclusives use that time to pretend they’re rich . . . and generally act accordingly.  

Oh, it’s gotta be at one of those five-star Thai resorts where middle-class people go because they can get a suite for 200 dollars a night, right? And, as you said, it’ll be chock full of pseudo-spiritual bullshit.

Caribbean all inclusive would also work but the rich are not as rich.

I’m wondering if it’s Aspen, where Tanya and Greg are headed, because Mike White insinuated that a few characters may be returning.

I think that a cruise would be the perfect setting: public opinion on cruising is at an all-time low: and cruises are perfect encapsulations of privilege meeting the serving class; sailing on a well-oiled capitalism-driven behemoth. Throw in a potentially darkly hilarious COVID outbreak narrative and you’ve got a hit.…

I do think there is a lot of opportunity to continue to mine issues of class, race and power but agree there needs to be something different. I definitely wouldn’t want to see another honeymooning couple with a big income gap as Shane and Rachel so thoroughly explored the issues around this, for example, but they…

More than where it’s set (all your location thought starters seem fine), I’m wondering what it should be about. Like, as an anthology show, what defining elements will White Lotus carry into a second season? Are all seasons going to be about fabulously icky guests interacting with lower-status hotel staff? Will their…

Question for everyone - where should Season 2 be set? There are PLENTY of places where rich tourists flock that could lead to cringe-inducing encounters with far less well off and indeed exploited staff. Here’s some of my ideas:

That’s because OP said “certified gluten-free and organic” - just organic won’t cut it. Sourcing and supply-chain handling of organic grains is head-and-shoulders above conventional. An organic inspection or audit will absolutely catch something like oats in a wheat bin/silo or vice versa. It’s not what’s in the…

Irony! You know who comes across as the unhinged unbalanced loon here? Fuck off freak.

It sounds woo-woo, but this is absolutely real. The requirements of organic certification mean that the certified oats cannot be harvested, processed, stored, transported in such a way that they can become cross-contaminated with other grains, and they’re audited and batch tested to confirm this...organic and gluten…

“actual food”